UFC president and CEO Dana White launched former President Donald Trump on the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on Thursday night time.
White spoke to Republican Party members proper earlier than Trump was set to just accept the presidential nomination for the third straight time.
The 54-year-old Connecticut native instructed the gang the stakes have by no means been larger. He praised Trump because the “hardest, most resilient human being” he’s ever met in his life.
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“I do know he needs what’s finest for the American individuals – all American individuals,” White mentioned. “I do know he’s operating for president to save lots of our American dream. I’m residing the American dream and I do know the American dream could be very actual. Whether you have been born on this nation or got here right here from someplace else, that is the final actual land of alternative.
“I do know President Trump is combating to save lots of the American dream and that’s what’s at stake on this election.
White continued, saying the nation was in a greater place when Trump was president and the selected for him was clear.
“I do know I’m going to decide on power and safety. I do know I’m going to decide on alternative and prosperity. I do know I’m going to decide on actual American management and an actual American bada–.”
Donald Trump and UFC President Dana White attend the UFC 290 occasion at T-Mobile Arena on July 08, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC by way of Getty Images)
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White has mentioned that he and Trump have been associates for over 20 years. He mentioned in his speech Trump requested him as “a good friend.”
As UFC struggled within the early 2000s to grow to be a legitimized sports activities group, Trump placed on UFC exhibits at his former Atlantic City on line casino often known as Trump Taj Mahal.
White spoke on the 2016 Republican National Convention months earlier than Trump defeated Hillary Clinton in that presidential contest. He praised Trump on the time for taking the game “severely.”
Trump’s Atlantic City’s endeavors have both been demolished or purchased and rebranded. But White has remained loyal to the billionaire enterprise mogul via it all8-
Trump has routinely been seen at sporting occasions over the course of his first presidency and whereas he was operating for re-election in 2019 and 2020. While he had been seen at baseball and faculty soccer video games, he exhibits as much as UFC occasions probably the most.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump, UFC president Dana White, and Kid Rock pose fora photograph throughout the UFC 295 occasion at Madison Square Garden on November 11, 2023 in New York City. (Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC by way of Getty Images)
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He appeared on the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, for UFC 302 following the decision in his New York felony trial. He acquired a rousing ovation as he entered the world. He even acquired a number of shoutouts from among the fighters.
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